Le rempart des Béguines (1972)

Original title

Le Rempart des Béguines

Directed by

Guy Casaril

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

16

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A teenage girl becomes entangled with her father's mistress in a wealthy household. Their complex relationship stirs tensions around class and desire.

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What happens

The Beguines (French: Le Rempart des béguines, lit. 'The Rampart of the Beguines') is a 1972 drama film directed by Guy Casaril and starring Nicole Courcel and Anicée Alvina. It is based on the 1951 novel Le Rempart des béguines by Belgian author Françoise Mallet-Joris. The plot centers around a stage that is reminiscent of Mallet-Joris's native hometown of Antwerp and addresses the themes of social class and korephilia. The film was released in France on 20 September 1972. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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